Public Health Atlas · Access and capacity

Healthcare access

Cost barriers, regular-provider access, and provider availability by county.

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Provider counts measure reported capacity, not appointment availability, travel time, insurance acceptance, or quality of care.

Western New York

Circles show approximate county centers and are sized by the selected value. They are not patient locations.

Eight-county comparison

Highest reported value to lowest

Placement is descriptive. “Highest” is not automatically “worst,” particularly for access, income, screening, and protective measures.

All New York counties

Sortable-source audit view

59 counties have a reported value for this indicator. Suppressed or unavailable values are not assigned a rank.

RankCountyValuePeriodEventsDenominator
1Niagara11.4%2022
2Seneca11.4%2022
3Queens10.9%2022
4Bronx10.7%2022
5Kings10.6%2022
6Putnam9.9%2022
7New York9.8%2022
8Essex9.5%2022
9Suffolk9.2%2022
10Dutchess8.7%2022
11Rockland8.4%2022
12Westchester8.3%2022
13Broome8.2%2022
14Cayuga8.1%2022
15Chenango8.1%2022
16Madison8.1%2022
17Erie8.0%2022
18Ontario8.0%2022
19Herkimer7.6%2022
20Nassau7.6%2022
21Allegany7.4%2022
22Delaware7.4%2022
23Washington7.2%2022
24Chautauqua7.1%2022
25Genesee7.1%2022
26Cortland6.9%2022
27Fulton6.9%2022
28Livingston6.6%2022
29Montgomery6.6%2022
30Orleans6.3%2022
31Albany6.2%2022
32Chemung6.2%2022
33Jefferson6.0%2022
34Columbia5.8%2022
35Monroe5.8%2022
36Oneida5.8%2022
37Onondaga5.8%2022
38Schoharie5.7%2022
39Clinton5.6%2022
40Rensselaer5.5%2022
41Lewis5.4%2022
42Otsego5.3%2022
43Ulster5.3%2022
44Schenectady5.2%2022
45Greene5.0%2022
46Orange5.0%2022
47Sullivan4.9%2022
48Richmond4.8%2022
49Wayne4.8%2022
50Tompkins4.6%2022
51Oswego4.4%2022
52Schuyler4.4%2022
53St. Lawrence4.2%2022
54Tioga3.9%2022
55Warren3.9%2022
56Steuben3.7%2022
57Wyoming3.4%2022
58Franklin3.3%2022
59Cattaraugus3.2%2022

Optional environmental context

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Methodology and sources

Every value keeps its source period and geography.

County ranks include only New York counties with a published numeric value for the selected measure.

New York State Department of Health

Community Health Indicator Reports — Latest Data

County values, counts, denominators, reporting periods, and source descriptions used by the standardized comparison system.

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New York State Department of Health

Community Health Indicator Reports dashboard

Official visualization, definitions, and interpretation context.

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New York State Department of Health

Prevention Agenda subcounty data

Official ZIP and other subcounty records where the source supports local geography.

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New York State Department of Health

New York State Opioid Data Dashboard

Separate annual and provisional opioid surveillance; not silently merged with CHIRS periods.

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